free packed

on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà

to come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare

to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)

to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]

to come loose — [ pages] staccarsi

"loose chippings" — BE

"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"

to have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea

to be at a loose end — BE o

at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare

on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà

to come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare

to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)

to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]

to come loose — [ pages] staccarsi

"loose chippings" — BE

"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"

to have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea

to be at a loose end — BE o

at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare

to shut the pump down — останавливать насос ( на месторождении);

to pump water — подавать воду ( насосом)

to be at a loose end — GB

to be at loose ends — US ne pas trop savoir quoi faire

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

radio play — obra f radiofónica

to play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

• to be at play — estar jugando

• to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma

to be in play — [ball] estar en juego

to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego

radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión

to be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra

there's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto

• to bring or call into play — poner en juego

• to come into play — entrar en juego

• to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algn

• a play on words — un juego de palabras

to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc

• to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenis

don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!

• to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez

• he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red

• to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa

to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo

we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma

they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía

they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven

to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego

to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse

• England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final

• to play at chess — jugar al ajedrez

what are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?

• to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpool

to play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego

• to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero

• he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles

• will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?

• to play on the piano — tocar el piano

• to play to sb — tocar para algn

the film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon

play clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar

play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)